Mobs burned 48 police buildings in Indonesia in 2011
January 4th, 2012 - 7:55 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Jan 4 (IANS/AKI) At least 48 police buildings and posts were set ablaze by mobs in 2011, more than double the previous year's statistics, the Indonesian Police Watch (IPW) ... Read more...
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Indonesia’s famous singing policeman fired
December 8th, 2011 - 9:03 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Manila, Dec 8 (THAINDIAN NEWS) An Indonesian police officer who made the international headlines after a music video of him went viral on the Internet has been fired by his bosses. ... Read more...
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Indonesian police release 12 alleged separatists
November 26th, 2011 - 8:28 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA (BNO NEWS) -- Indonesian police have been forced to release twelve alleged separatist rebels just a day after announcing they had made a major breakthrough in the war against the Free ... Read more...
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Indonesian police arrest 27 after violent wage protests
November 26th, 2011 - 8:26 pm ICT by BNO News
BATAM, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- At least 27 people have been arrested after two consecutive days of violent protesters in the Indonesian province of Riau Islands, police said on Saturday. Around 20 ... Read more...
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Bali bombing suspect arrives in Indonesia
August 11th, 2011 - 2:13 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 11 (IANS) Umar Patek, the alleged mastermind of the 2002 Bali bombings who was held in Pakistan, arrived in Indonesia Thursday to face trial, Xinhua reported."Patek arrived today ... Read more...
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Pakistan to hand over Bali bombing suspect to Indonesia
August 10th, 2011 - 6:17 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Aug 10 (IANS) Pakistan will hand back to Indonesia the alleged mastermind of the deadly bombing in Bali island that killed at least 202 people in 2002, a media ... Read more...
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16 terror suspects held in Indonesia
June 13th, 2011 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, June 13 (IANS/AKI) Indonesian police Monday claimed to have arrested 16 people, suspected to be involved in terrorist activities.The arrests were made in five provinces since last Thursday by ... Read more...
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ASEAN pledges to cooperate against terrorism
May 9th, 2011 - 8:30 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, May 9 (IANS) Member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) have pledged to continue their cooperation in combating terrorism, Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono said.Yudhoyono told ... Read more...
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Indonesian police arrests seven suspects in relation to parcel bomb attacks
April 28th, 2011 - 11:50 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- Indonesia's National Police on Thursday arrested seven people suspected of being members of the Pepi Fernando-led terror network in Aceh, alleged responsible for the series of parcel ... Read more...
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Indonesian TV cameraman arrested in Good Friday bomb plot
April 23rd, 2011 - 9:32 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- Indonesian police arrested a cameraman for suspected involvement in the foiled Good Friday bomb attack on the outskirts of Jakarta, authorities said Saturday.The Jakarta Globe reported that ... Read more...
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Islamist militants wanted to film and broadcast cathedral explosion in Indonesia
April 23rd, 2011 - 4:38 pm ICT by ANI
Jakarta, Apr 23 (ANI): Indonesian police have claimed that Islamist militants involved in a plot to bomb a cathedral in the country before the Easter celebration had planned to film and broadcast ... Read more...
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Suicide blast in Indonesian mosque injures 28
April 15th, 2011 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, April 15 (IANS) A suspected suicide bomber blew himself up during Friday prayers in a mosque in Indonesia, injuring 28 people, BBC reported.The blast occurred around 12.15 p.m. when ... Read more...
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Gunmen attack Indonesian police station, kill 3 officers
September 22nd, 2010 - 11:06 pm ICT by BNO News
JAKARTA, INDONESIA (BNO NEWS) -- Gunmen raided a police station killing three police officers in the island of Sumatra, Indonesia, local media said Wednesday.The gunmen attacked a local police station in Hamparan ... Read more...
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Indonesian hardline Muslim cleric arrested
August 9th, 2010 - 2:12 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 9 (DPA) Indonesian police Monday arrested Muslim cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir, the alleged spiritual leader of terror group Jemaah Islamiyah, his lawyer and police officials said.
Lawyer Achmad Michdan said the ... Read more...
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Radical Indonesian cleric Bashir arrested on terror charges
August 9th, 2010 - 1:12 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 9 (ANI): Radical Islamic cleric Abu Bakar Bashir has been arrested by Indonesian Police on the charges of terrorism.The Kompas.com website said Bashir was arrested in Ciamis regency in ... Read more...
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US warns of attack in Indonesia’s Bali
December 31st, 2009 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Dec 31 (DPA) The US embassy in Jakarta Thursday warned of a possible attack on New Year's Eve on Indonesia's resort island of Bali.
The embassy said in a circular posted on ... Read more...
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DNA tests in Indonesia confirm death of terrorist Noordin Top
September 19th, 2009 - 5:04 pm ICT by ANI
Jakarta, Sep. 19 (ANI): Indonesian police said today the DNA test on the body of a man shot dead in an operation in Solo on Thursday matched that of wanted militant ... Read more...
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Terrorist Noordin Top’s wife wants to bury him in Malaysia
September 18th, 2009 - 11:24 am ICT by IANS
Kuala Lumpur, Sep 18 (IANS) Slain Malaysia-born terrorist NoorÂdin Mohammed Top's wife has calmly received the news of her husband being killed by the Indonesian police. She wishes that his body be ... Read more...
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Bali bombing mastermind killed in police raid
September 17th, 2009 - 6:06 pm ICT by ANI
Jakarta, Sep. 17 (ANI): Terrorist mastermind Noordin Mohammed Top was killed in a police raid on a militant hideout in Central Java on Thursday, Indonesian police have officially confirmed.The 41-year-old Malaysian-born ... Read more...
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Indonesian police kill four suspected militants (Lead)
September 17th, 2009 - 1:16 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Sep 17 (DPA) Indonesian police said Thursday that they killed four suspected Islamic militants in a siege on a house in Central Java province.
Police began surrounding the house before midnight Wednesday ... Read more...
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Three killed in Indonesia police raid
September 17th, 2009 - 10:18 am ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Sep 17 (DPA) Indonesian police killed four suspected Islamic militants Thursday in a siege on a house in Central Java province, media reports said.
Police began surrounding the house before midnight ... Read more...
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Suspected Jakarta bombing ‘mastermind’ was trained in Pak
September 9th, 2009 - 5:26 pm ICT by ANI
Jakarta, Sep.9 (ANI): In yet another case which determines that terror is Pakistan's principle export, it has been revealed that the prime suspect of the July 2009 Jakarta hotel attacks received military ... Read more...
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Myanmar dissidents offer junta reconciliation plan
August 13th, 2009 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 13 (DPA) Exiled Myanmar dissidents Thursday unveiled a proposal for a democratic transition and reconciliation in the military-ruled country, offering the junta an "exit strategy".
Members of Myanmar's self-proclaimed government in ... Read more...
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Doubts over Indonesia’s killed terror suspect
August 9th, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Aug 9 (DPA) Indonesian police were trying to determine Sunday whether a man killed in a dramatic raid in Central Java was in fact one of Asia's most wanted terror suspects ... Read more...
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Java house stormed by Indonesia cops
August 8th, 2009 - 6:26 pm ICT by IBNS
Java, Aug 8 (IBNS) Indonesian police Saturday stormed a house in central Java believed to contain one of South-East Asia's most wanted men.The move came after a stand-off lasting 17 hours which ... Read more...
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Indonesia’s most wanted terrorist shot dead
August 8th, 2009 - 2:17 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Aug 8 (ANI): Indonesian police sources have said that one of two men killed in a central Java shoot-out with police is Indonesia's most wanted terrorist, Noordin Mohammed Top.Malaysian-born Top is ... Read more...
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International terrorist - Bali bomber - Noordin Top arrested
August 7th, 2009 - 8:52 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
Noordin Mohammed Top, the terrorist responsible for a string of fatal bomb blasts in Indonesia over the last seven years is reported to have been arrested by Indonesian authorities.Top, a key member ... Read more...
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Indonesian Merpati flight missing over Papua
August 2nd, 2009 - 5:18 pm ICT by John Le Fevre
Indonesian authorities have suspended a land and air search for a Merpati Nusantara flight that lost contact with air traffic controllers Sunday morning over the rugged Papua forest in eastern Indonesia until ... Read more...
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Indonesian police identify body of one suicide bomber (Lead)
July 19th, 2009 - 5:56 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 19 (DPA) Indonesian police said Sunday one of the suicide bombers in Friday's hotel attacks in Jakarta had been identified, and blamed a regional terrorist group.
National police spokesman Nana Sukarna ... Read more...
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Indonesian police struggle to identify suicide bombers
July 19th, 2009 - 3:24 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, July 19 (DPA) Indonesian authorities struggled Sunday to identify two suicide bombers in the deadly attacks at two luxury US hotels, as they suspected a Malaysian-born terrorist fugitive of masterminding the ... Read more...
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Bali bomber believed to be behind Jakarta bombings
July 19th, 2009 - 12:24 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, July 19 (ANI): A Malaysian-born extremist wanted for the 2002 Bali attacks is believed to be behind the deadly twin hotel bombings in Jakarta.Suspected Islamist suicide bombers detonated powerful devices ... Read more...
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Jakarta hotel blasts toll now said to be 12, Malaysia tightens security
July 17th, 2009 - 3:08 pm ICT by ANI
Jakarta, July 17 (ANI): Latest reports in Indonesian capital Jakarta say that the death toll in two bomb blasts at luxury hotels on Friday has gone up from nine to twelve, while ... Read more...
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US, Oz missions get bomb threats over Bali executions
November 4th, 2008 - 6:26 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Nov.4 (ANI): The U.S. and Australian embassies in Indonesia received bomb threats today amid a security crackdown ahead of the imminent execution of three Islamists convicted over the Bali bombings.
The ... Read more...
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Threat to US, Australia embassies in Jakarta if Bali bombers were executed
November 4th, 2008 - 2:51 pm ICT by ANI
Jakarta , Nov 4 (ANI): Unidentified terrorists have reportedly threatened to blow up the US and Australian embassies in Indonesia if the three Bali bombers were executed.The three are expected to ... Read more...
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Indonesian businessman charged in deadly stampede
September 16th, 2008 - 5:02 pm ICT by IANS
Jakarta, Sep 16 (DPA) Indonesian police Tuesday charged a businessman with negligence after his free cash handouts caused a stampede that left at least 21 people dead and dozens injured.National police spokesman ... Read more...
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